Business Solutions
Retailer Compliance
Meeting the compliance evidence that retailers and marketplaces demand before they will list a product: safety reports, Responsible Person details, label checks and technical files.
Getting a product onto a shelf or a marketplace listing increasingly means satisfying the retailer’s own due diligence before a single unit is sold. Supermarkets, pharmacy chains and online marketplaces all ask brands to prove compliance, and they ask in their own formats.
What retailers ask for
A typical retailer or platform will want sight of a valid Cosmetic Product Safety Report, confirmation of a Responsible Person, evidence of notification, and a label that meets the regulation. Major marketplaces such as Amazon request this directly and will suspend listings without it. We assemble the evidence pack a retailer’s compliance team will accept, and respond to the technical questionnaires they send.
Distributor or Responsible Person
A retailer that simply stocks another brand’s product is a distributor, and Article 6 still places duties on it: before it sells, it must check that the labelling, the period-after-opening and the language requirements are met and that the product has been notified. Where a retailer sells under its own label it goes further, becoming the Responsible Person under Article 4 and needing the full compliance set in its own name. We handle that the same way we handle any private-label range, so the retailer can list with confidence rather than relying on a supplier’s assurances.
Relevant services
CPSR
From £70 · 2 to 3 days
The Cosmetic Product Safety Report is the safety assessment required under Article 10 and Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 before a cosmetic product may be placed on the UK or EU market. Prepared and signed by a qualified safety assessor.
Learn more →Labelling
From £195 · from receipt of artwork
Independent review of packaging artwork against Article 19, and of product claims against the six Common Criteria of Regulation (EU) 655/2013. Label review £195; per-claim review from £125; substantiation dossiers from £1,495.
Learn more →Responsible Person
From £149 · per product, per year
Oxford Biosciences acts as your Responsible Person in the UK and the EU under a single quality management system, holding the regulatory obligation: PIF maintenance, SCPN and CPNP notification, labelling oversight, and cosmetovigilance.
Learn more →Frequently asked questions
What do I need to sell cosmetics on Amazon UK?
Selling cosmetics on Amazon UK carries the same legal requirements as any Great Britain sale: a valid Cosmetic Product Safety Report, a UK-established Responsible Person, SCPN notification to the Office for Product Safety and Standards, and compliant labelling, including the UK Responsible Person's details on the label since 1 January 2026. Marketplaces increasingly ask sellers to evidence this documentation. Oxford Biosciences provides the CPSR, acts as your UK Responsible Person, and manages the SCPN notification so your listings meet the requirement.
What must appear on a cosmetic label?
Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 sets out the mandatory particulars: the Responsible Person's name and address, the nominal content, the date of minimum durability or the period-after-opening (PAO) symbol, precautions for use, the batch number, the product function, and the list of ingredients in INCI nomenclature. In Great Britain the same requirements apply through the Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013, and since 1 January 2026 the UK Responsible Person's details must appear on the label of products sold in GB. Oxford Biosciences reviews packaging artwork against these requirements for £195.
What is a CPSR?
A Cosmetic Product Safety Report (CPSR) is the safety assessment required by Article 10 and Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 before a cosmetic product is placed on the UK or EU market. Annex I sets out two parts: Part A, the cosmetic product safety information (composition, physico-chemical and microbiological characteristics, stability, exposure and the toxicological profile of each substance), and Part B, the safety assessment, in which a qualified assessor states and reasons the conclusion on safety. It is the pivotal scientific document held within the Product Information File.